A Rare Cause of Cardiac Tamponade: Left Ventricular Pacemaker Malposition

Autor:	Thomas Generalovich, Anit Kumar, Gur Charan Adhar, Srikanth Seethala
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Perforation (oil well) medicine.disease Ventricular pacemaker medicine.anatomical_structure Pericardiocentesis Ventricle Internal medicine Cardiac tamponade medicine Cardiology Tamponade business Complication
Zdroj:	The Open Cardiovascular Imaging Journal. 3:1-3
ISSN:	1876-5386
DOI:	10.2174/1876538601103010001
Popis:	The malpositioning of a pacemaker lead is an uncommon and under-reported complication of pace- maker/Automated Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (AICD) placement. It can be associated with complications such as pericardial effusions and tamponade. We describe a case of an elderly woman who developed cardiac tamponade after inadvertent placement of a permanent pacing lead in the left ventricle. Following implantation of the permanent pace- maker, the patient developed dyspnea, and hypotension. Echocardiogram showed evidence of cardiac tamponade. Patient was successfully treated with pericardiocentesis and later on repositioning of the pacemaker lead in right ventricle.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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